Whitehorse Daily Star

February 4, 2004

• Wolves snared at Mary Lake Two more wolves were killed in neck snares around the Mary Lake subdivision last Thursday, raising to 10 the number snared in Whitehorse this winter.
• Police ask for public's help in solving theft Whitehorse RCMP are turning to the public for help in solving a computer theft from the territory's probation office.
• Accused sees his charges dropped A man accused of using violence to get money from a former Whitehorse woman has seen his charges dropped.
• Millennium Trail bridge seen done by summer Pedestrians, cyclists and others who use the Millennium Trail will have to wait at least until the end of the summer for the two sides of the five-kilometre route to be linked by the Rotary Centennial Bridge.
• Rail operations need volunteers Summer hasn't arrived, but the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society is getting ready for another season of the Whitehorse Trolley and the Copperbelt Railway.
• Yukon Energy files lawsuit for millions from feds Yukon Energy believes the federal government owes Yukoners millions in compensation money, and has filed another suit to collect the money.
• Snow-clearing plan may Some residents around the city might not be seeing the city's plows out as much this year.
• Minister authorizes search for third judge Lawyers and judges are being asked to dust off their resumes and practise their job interview skills.

February 3, 2004

• Where's my protection?' cabbie asks council The city's smoking bylaw has left at least one cabbie wondering who's going to back him up when he tells passengers they can no longer smoke in his taxi.
• Minister upbeat about '04 mineral exploration season Mineral exploration in the Yukon could double again this year, says Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang.
• Accused woman tearfully dismisses defence lawyer A woman accused of hiding an escaped jail inmate in her home fired her defence counsel this morning, tearfully telling the judge she doesn't believe the lawyer was defending her well enough.
• Old guitar stolen A bass guitar nearly 30 years old is missing after a home off the North Klondike Highway was broken into last weekend.
• Politicians assess throne speech fallout The new prime minister promised a new economic development strategy for the North in Monday's throne speech.
• Prosecutions dropped Half of the four men accused of giving a young man a fractured skull won't be prosecuted.
• Wheelchair users can't hitchhike, council reminded The Yukon Council on Disability (YCD) is asking city council to consider funding an alternative transportation system for people with disabilities who live in country residential areas.
• Black History Month observed Whitehorse teacher Don Harding and his son, Brice, will share their family history and their experience of growing up as African-Canadians in Alberta and Yukon later this month.

February 2, 2004

• True North lost quarter of its value True North Gems halted trading Friday to stop what was becoming a large-selloff after information about company plans was inadvertently released to the Star last Thursday.
• Man bound over for trial An accused killer will go to trial.
• Man faces sexual assault charges Alcohol may have been involved, Sutherland said.
• College, staff reach pact Yukon College staff will vote on a proposed collective agreement on Feb. 18.
• Reggae revolution scheduled Musicians Kwabena Reuben and Fredlocks Asher of Selassie I Power will head a reggae revolution at Yukon College at noon this Friday.
• Probation staff's offices burglarized Whitehorse RCMP's plainclothes sleuths are investigating a break-in to the offices where the territory's probation officers work.
• Vets examine Quest canines Approximately a paw for every mile of the 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometre) Yukon Quest trail was examined over the weekend at the Quest's vet check in Whitehorse.
• Mayor Vancouver, Alberta-bound Mayor Ernie Bourassa will be doing some travelling in the next couple of months.
• PM engineers support for railway study The prime minister is planning to give the thumbs-up to studying the possibility of a northern railway.